Pennsylvania Licensure Requirements
Completion of an Approved Athletic Training Program
1 Examination
Maintain Certification
3 Hours of Continuing Education
$20.00 Initial Fee
$37.00 Renewal Fee
A person who is licensed to perform athletic training services by the State Board of Medicine or the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Athletic training services are the management and provision of care of injuries to a physically active person, with the direction of a licensed physician. Athletic training includes the rendering of emergency care, development of injury prevention programs and providing appropriate preventive and supportive devices for the physically active person.
Degree Requirement:
An applicant must be a graduate of an approved athletic training education program, which is accredited by a Board-approved Nationally recognized accrediting agency.
Examination/Certification Requirement:
An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed athletic trainer must:
1. Submit to the Board written evidence that the applicant has passed the Board of Certification (BOC) examination for athletic trainers, or its equivalent, as determined by the Board.
2. Hold and maintain current credentialing as a certified athletic trainer from the BOC or other credentialing body approved by the Board.
Continuing Education:
3 Hours (for initial licensure)
Applicants must complete 3 hours of Board-approved continuing education in child abuse recognition and reporting for initial licensure.
30 Hours (for renewal of license)
As a condition of biennial renewal, an athletic trainer must maintain BOC (certification by completing the continuing education requirements prescribed by the BOC and complete 2 hours of Board-approved continuing education on child abuse recognition and reporting requirements.
Initial Licensing Fee:
$20.00
Licensure Renewal Fee:
$37.00
Licensure by Endorsement under Section 27 of the Medical Practice Act:
The Board will grant a license without restriction to an applicant who does not meet the standard license requirements if the applicant has achieved cumulative qualifications that are endorsed by the Board as being equivalent to the standard requirements for the license.
Licensure by Act 41:
Act 41 promotes licensure portability for out-of-state professionals seeking to work in Pennsylvania. Act 41 authorizes all licensing boards and commissions within the Commonwealth to endorse licenses issued by other states, territories, and jurisdictions, provided the applicant meets certain criteria. Specifically, an applicant must:
- Hold a current, active license in good standing in another jurisdiction whose licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to or exceed Pennsylvania’s.
- Have no disciplinary action or criminal convictions.
- Have been actively engaged in the licensed practice of the profession for at least two of the last five years.
- Demonstrate competence, as determined by the Board; this may include education, continuing education, or other standards set by the Board.
- Meet any other administrative requirements such as fees.